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[danofarlington]

Then you want the Akubra Federation IV.

http://hatsdirect.com/cgi-bin/products.cgi?view=40&returncat=Federation&returnpage=0

$112 right now with the exchange rate.

Here's mine in carbon grey, with pinstriped suit to accentuate the "mobster-ness" of the pic:

Nice one. You do the traditional hats very well. On a mobster hat--from what I can see, they are nothing but formal-dress, wide brim hats with flair. That's all that the mobsters probably were aiming at. I don't think they ever intended to have a mobster uniform--just wanted to look well and expensively dressed. That's why I don't let wide-brim hats bother me, even if someone makes a mobster comment to me. I just want the "men's dress hat with style" look. It's the context of the person and his environment that makes them mobster hats. You know, when times changed, I'm sure mobsters dressed in the modern styles too and abandoned the wide-brim hats.

 

[Madtv43]

here's my current fedora. I just don't care for the stingy brim, but its all I got.

 

[Fedora Fred]

Thanks all for all the info. Great looking hats!

 

[Suppoko]

The hat looks just fine on ya, but i gotta ask. What's with the bat?

 

[monbla256]

The hat looks just fine on ya, but i gotta ask. What's with the bat?

That's what you use when you bash a hat ! I like to crease mine so I don't need a bat

Onward thru the Fog

 

[eto]

I love the bat, reminds me of the untouchable's movie when Al C had his meeting about team work.

 

[scottyrocks]

Nice one. You do the traditional hats very well. On a mobster hat--from what I can see, they are nothing but formal-dress, wide brim hats with flair. That's all that the mobsters probably were aiming at. I don't think they ever intended to have a mobster uniform--just wanted to look well and expensively dressed. That's why I don't let wide-brim hats bother me, even if someone makes a mobster comment to me. I just want the "men's dress hat with style" look. It's the context of the person and his environment that makes them mobster hats. You know, when times changed, I'm sure mobsters dressed in the modern styles too and abandoned the wide-brim hats.

That was all very nicely put.

 

[scottyrocks]

Some of the young'ins seem to be taken with the 'bad' side of things.

 

[Madtv43]

That picture is my senior picture in the yearbook. I am using the baseball bat because the school frowns upon having a gun in your pictures. I was going for the mobster look, also wanted to do some with classic cars, but we weren't able to get ahold of them in time.

 

[Suppoko]

Some of the young'ins seem to be taken with the 'bad' side of things.

Yeah there does seem to be a tendency now leaning towards the "mobster lifetsyle" I find it amusing. However each person likes what they like.

 

[Madtv43]

Not where I live, pretty much just me. I get made fun of from time to time, but never to my face because people aren't sure if I'm serious or not.

 

[fmw]

Don't let them kid you. When I was a teenager, "tough guys" wore ducktail haircuts and rolled up short sleeve shirts and white socks. The styles have changed but not the attitudes.

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Not where I live, pretty much just me. I get made fun of from time to time, but never to my face because people aren't sure if I'm serious or not.

No doubt, the bat helps with making them wonder...

 

[Madtv43]

lol, true. Actually I'm pretty well liked, and I don't do the look so much because I like mobsters (which I do), but I just prefer a classier look. I prefer suits to the typical jeans and a t-shirt.

 

[Wolfwood]

Most important is that they were easy to shape, thanks to suggestions you'll find here, and they stand up to rain without a care. We don't get much snow in The Swamp, but I expect they'll do fine in that too. You won't be disappointed.

Akubras - or at least the two Fed IV Deluxes that I own - do very well in snow indeed.

Also, one should not be turned off by the fact that the Federation IV is the so-called "Indy" hat from Akubra. It does not need to be bashed that way and is a great 30's look hat for those who like that particular period and style!

 

[Alex]

Don't let them kid you. When I was a teenager, "tough guys" wore ducktail haircuts and rolled up short sleeve shirts and white socks. The styles have changed but not the attitudes.

Wish I would have grown up in that era. Had to say it

 

[RockyNomad]

lol, true. Actually I'm pretty well liked, and I don't do the look so much because I like mobsters (which I do), but I just prefer a classier look. I prefer suits to the typical jeans and a t-shirt.

I hear ya bro, I really think serial killers are cool.

 

[Gromulus]

I hear ya bro, I really think serial killers are cool.

Hmmm. You should been around the Cleveland, Ohio area during the thirties when my parents were growing up and had to worry about "The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run" (a.k.a. The Cleveland Torso Murderer). Even Eliot Ness could not solve that case.

 

[fmw]

I hear ya bro, I really think serial killers are cool.

Hopefully you're kidding.

 

[Tone]

Akubras - or at least the two Fed IV Deluxes that I own - do very well in snow indeed.

Also, one should not be turned off by the fact that the Federation IV is the so-called "Indy" hat from Akubra. It does not need to be bashed that way and is a great 30's look hat for those who like that particular period and style!

If the FED IV were a real consideration for a good 30's hat they'd have put more thought into the choices made for its specs. I have seen plenty of people trim the front and back to an equal width for the narrow sides on the FED IV, though (and it does turn out looking pretty good at that point) but with so many hat choices available, that don't have to be trimmed to correct 30's proportions, it's a tough call when considering a specifically 30's style hat.

What makes the FED IV an "Indy" hat over the FED III's "Indy" hat, again?